It looked so very different. It looked so very much in sync with so many of the past 55 seasons.
The Aaron Glenn era kicked off with reason for hope, and a sterling debut from new quarterback Justin Fields, but the franchise with the longest playoff drought in North American sports suffered its latest gut-punch in a 34-32 home loss to Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers, surrendering a nine-point fourth quarter lead, as Chris Boswell hit a game-winning 60-yard field goal with 1:03 remaining.
After entering the past two seasons with Rodgers and misguided Super Bowl hype, the Jets exceeded many expectations under Fields, who completed 16-of-22 passes for 218 yards and a touchdown, while adding 48 yards and another two scores on the ground against one of the league’s top defenses. Breece Hall offered strong support for an offense that didn’t register a first-half punt for the first time since at least 1991, rushing for 107 yards on 19 carries, while Garrett Wilson had 95 yards receiving and a touchdown.
But the game swung early in the fourth quarter, when the Jets — holding a 26-17 lead — allowed a pair of touchdown passes from Rodgers in a 50-second span, enabled by Xavier Gipson’s fumble on the kickoff return, sandwiched between the scores.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
